Molniya-M | US-K 20

Launch information

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Mission description

Early warning satellite

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Molniya-M | US-K 20’.

Launch image Molniya-M | US-K 20

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: March 31, 1981, 9:39 a.m.

Timezone: Europe/Moscow

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

US-K 20 (Elliptical)

Launcher

Soviet Space Program

Rocket

Molniya-M

Location

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Pad

41/1

Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Molniya-M | US-K 20’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
12376 COSMOS 1261 OTHER 68.47 COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Molniya-M | US-K 20’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#2414

To this date

Location Launch

#803

To this date

Pad Launch

#200

To this date

Agency Launch

#1476

To this date

Orbital Launch

#33

Year 1981

Location Launch

#16

Year 1981

Pad Launch

#6

Year 1981

Agency Launch

#28

Year 1981

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